diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e0c9a3a100..906a466c4f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ for ingestion rates lower than a million data points per second. The single-node version [scales perfectly](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae) with the number of CPU cores, RAM and available storage space. The single-node version is easier to configure and operate compared to the cluster version, so think twice before choosing the cluster version. +See [this question](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/FAQ.html#which-victoriametrics-type-is-recommended-for-use-in-production---single-node-or-cluster) for more details. Join [our Slack](https://slack.victoriametrics.com/) or [contact us](mailto:info@victoriametrics.com) with consulting and support questions. diff --git a/docs/Cluster-VictoriaMetrics.md b/docs/Cluster-VictoriaMetrics.md index e2af269c6a..591e310824 100644 --- a/docs/Cluster-VictoriaMetrics.md +++ b/docs/Cluster-VictoriaMetrics.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ for ingestion rates lower than a million data points per second. The single-node version [scales perfectly](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae) with the number of CPU cores, RAM and available storage space. The single-node version is easier to configure and operate compared to the cluster version, so think twice before choosing the cluster version. +See [this question](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/FAQ.html#which-victoriametrics-type-is-recommended-for-use-in-production---single-node-or-cluster) for more details. Join [our Slack](https://slack.victoriametrics.com/) or [contact us](mailto:info@victoriametrics.com) with consulting and support questions. diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index 6cb18d977a..ebde8bcc92 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ Cluster version of VictoriaMetrics may be preferred over single-node VictoriaMet via [vmauth](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmauth.html). - If the current workload cannot be handled by a single-node VictoriaMetrics. For example, if you are going to ingest hundreds of millions of active time series - at ingestion rates exceeding a million samples per second, then it is better to use cluster version of VictoriaMetrics. + at ingestion rates exceeding a million samples per second, then it is better to use cluster version of VictoriaMetrics, + since its capacity can [scale horizontally with the number of nodes in the cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/Cluster-VictoriaMetrics.html#cluster-resizing-and-scalability). ## How to migrate data from single-node VictoriaMetrics to cluster version?